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not your typical doctor

Grew up my whole life thinking I would become a doctor. By the time I finished medical school in Scotland, realized medicine wasn't the path for me so left to pursue a career in healthcare venture capital, a job I wasn't prepared for in an industry I had never heard about. Been doing that and much more the last few years. Find out more on my about page

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timeless knowledge

Re-discovered my love of reading after leaving medicine in 2018. Decided I would take notes while learning about different subjects and want to share all that knowledge with the world. Find out more in my 'Library'.

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What’s been
on my mind

Decided to start posting my thoughts on a blog back in 2021. The goal was to post 100 blog posts in a year. Ended up writing 500. Haven't stopped since then and can find more on 'Blog' page and in my blog database below.

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Featured News and Articles

Where words come to life! With a diverse range of topics and a multitude of categories, my blog has something for everyone.

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7 Mar
2026

Dear Mr. Carney

My open letter to our prime minister on how we can turn Canada into a world superpower

5 Aug
2025

Look what you did

Reflecting on the day I became an Ironman

7 Jan
2025

We live in a Chinese world

Essay on how China has advanced in production, manufacturing and helped their citizens while America has fallen behind

13 Jul
2022

The BRICS + Saudi will win this decade

Essay on why the BRICS + Saudi will win this decade while America and the West fails in front of our eyes

5 Jul
2023

Nuclear is our answer

Nuclear being the answer to our energy problem, the benefits of nuclear and how it compares to other forms of energy

16 Aug
2015

Life Is About

Lessons I learned from my first 3 years at the University of St. Andrews

7 Apr
2021

Is Citadel the new Enron?

Thoughts on if Citadel could be our generation's Enron

19 Feb
2022

Investing in the Everything Bubble

Did a write up on how I would invest the next few years if I was a professional money manager

1 Feb
2021

How Redditors and Retail Investors Could Pop the Stock Market Bubble

The recent Gamestop/Reddit situation could be the start of the next great stock market collapse

3 Jan
2021

Healthcare Venture Investing: Part 1 - Scientific Diligence

In collaboration with Front Row Ventures, I co-published a blog series on healthcare venture investing. Here's part 1 - Scientific Diligence

3 Jan
2021

Biotech 101: Free Resources for Learning about the Biopharma Industry

A Collection of free resources for Learning about the Biopharma industry

27 Feb
2021

Are NFTs the Next Bitcoin?

NFTs and Digital Art — We’re just at the beginning

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most recent blogs

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9 Nov
2026

The last time

Reflections after watching 'The Farewell'

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5 Nov
2026

We're all battling demons

Reflections after watching 'Tyson', the Mike Tyson documentary

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27 Oct
2026

My first hole-in-one

Reflecting on hitting my first hole-in-one

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26 Oct
2026

Do it for you

Reflecting on my ambition and achieving for you, not anyone else

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26 Oct
2026

Who cares man?

Social media making us more disconnected, people not caring and focusing on yourself

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12 Oct
2026

Be a storm rider

Preparing for the storm, learning from struggle and being grateful for your life

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12 Oct
2026

Can she be at the table?

Reflecting on how I want my partner to sit at every table

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2 Oct
2026

What will be built?

Watching Trump destroy the world, the collapse of great civilizations and America's uniparty

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24 Sep
2026

The most important skill in an AI world

Why judgment is everything in an AI world and how to develop it

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22 Sep
2026

It's going to be a BADDDD winter

Trump's diesel export ban, bad times ahead for Europe and how Israel/Trump have steered the world into an iceberg

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18 Sep
2026

To commit

Being ready to commit, jumping into the unknown and finding the right person

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17 Sep
2026

Life is so good

Reflecting on how far I've come and how grateful I am to be living my life

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16 Sep
2026

Be high energy

What I've learned being high energy and optimizing for fun

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7 Sep
2026

Build a life you never run away from

Getting what you want out of life, Roger Federer and having it all

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3 Sep
2026

Why do you second-guess yourself

Reflecting on taking risks, the life I've lived and seeking external validation

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3 Sep
2026

The pursuit of excellence

Chasing excellence, showing up and struggling to the top

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30 Aug
2026

Just keep playing

Showing up for the game of life

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27 Aug
2026

The Act of Becoming

How do you become who you were always meant to be?

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23 Aug
2026

Be authentically yourself

Being a chameleon, judging yourself and finding who you are

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17 Aug
2026

To love and be loved

Finding love, allowing yourself to be loved and reflections from Spiderman

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12 Aug
2026

Sometimes forget

Doing the best you can, comparing yourself to your old self and deciding your life

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10 Aug
2026

Trust your gut

Trusting your intuition and reflections after a break up

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22 Jul
2026

Is America the sea people?

Reflections after watching the Odyssey and comparing it to modern day America

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17 Jul
2026

Did we just have our Hiroshima in AI?

The release of Kimi, trusting China in an AI world and nuking the American AI trade

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16 Jul
2026

Time to Lock in

Poem on reminders for yourself

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16 Jul
2026

Do I need an Indian girl?

Reflecting on if I should marry an Indian girl

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12 Jul
2026

To my future wife

A letter to my future wife

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7 Jul
2026

The Invite

Reflections after watching The Invite

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7 Jul
2026

Alone

Poem about life alone

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26 Jun
2026

Signs

Receiving signs from the universe that someone is always watching

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25 Jun
2026

Why write?

Some reasons why I write

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25 Jun
2026

Will you be remembered?

A memorable person and how you make yourself memorable

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24 Jun
2026

Birthday wishes

Getting birthday messages

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16 Jun
2026

The hardest journey of my life - climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Reflecting on climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and tips if you're going to climb it

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25 May
2026

The grass is greener where you water it

Remembering to water your own grass

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22 May
2026

The man who loves walking

Walking as a metaphor for life

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18 May
2026

This life is a dream

Reflecting on what I've been lucky to experience

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11 May
2026

The speed of joy

Thoughts after watching the Netflix documentary on Martin Short

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11 May
2026

Some days

Poem on some days

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7 Apr
2026

Social

Reflecting on a convo I had with a guy during a networking event

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22 Mar
2026

It's not about you

Thoughts after a night out with my brother

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20 Mar
2026

We need great men

Reflecting on where the great men are and whether they'll step up in the coming crisis

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18 Mar
2026

What does love mean to you?

Reflecting on what love means to me and making sure to love yourself first

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12 Mar
2026

Do you let god speak to you?

How god is within you and letting him speak to you

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12 Mar
2026

The fall of Rome in real time

How we're watching the American empire collapse, just like Rome

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11 Mar
2026

The difficulties of dating

Reflecting on the my recent experiences with dating

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7 Mar
2026

Dear Mr. Carney

My open letter to our prime minister on how we can turn Canada into a world superpower

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21 Feb
2026

It's so dark

Commenting on the darkness in our world right now but also finding the light

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21 Feb
2026

You gotta have fun

How Alysa Liu can inspire all of us to have fun

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19 Feb
2026

The best journey you'll take

Why you should start the best journey of your life - the journey of self discovery

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18 Feb
2026

Boredom

The value of being bored

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16 Feb
2026

Start lifemaxxing

How to get the most out of life

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10 Feb
2026

The Renaissance Man

My quest to be the most interesting person you'll ever meet

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10 Feb
2026

What makes greatness?

A reminder of what it takes to be great

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27 Jan
2026

They'll see

Being doubted, reality not seeing what I have and betting on gold and silver miners

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26 Jan
2026

Things are breaking

Commenting on the quick rise of gold and silver, and the potential ramifications

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25 Jan
2026

The Next American Civil War

How ICE murdering innocent Americans could lead to civil wr

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19 Jan
2026

Do you want to go to Vegas?

Who do you want to go to Vegas with as a metaphor for life, love and your life partner

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19 Jan
2026

The generational investing opportunity ahead of us

My pitch on why gold and silver miners could be a generational trade

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7 Jan
2026

The quest of enoughness

The never ending quest of being enough

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7 Jan
2026

Time to contribute

Article for LinkedIn announcing my intentions

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5 Jan
2026

Do you know why dusk is easy to love?

Thoughts after watching 'Sore - A Wife from the Future'

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3 Jan
2026

There's no going back

Reflecting on Trump's decision to go to war with Venezuela and steal their leader, Nicholas Maduro

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2 Jan
2026

Marriage Advice from 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'

Reposting a few chapters from 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' on marriage advice that was originally taken out by the author's wife and daughter

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31 Dec
2025

2025 - The Ironman Year

My year in review for 2025 - the best books, podcast, TV shows, movies, and lessons from the past year

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25 Dec
2025

Normal People

Thoughts after watching the show 'Normal people'

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24 Dec
2025

Excellence is

Poem on excellence

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23 Dec
2025

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Not knowing what you want, combining interests and becoming a generalist

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19 Dec
2025

Time to become a beast

Being great, spending time alone and the cost of excellence

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10 Dec
2025

Time is finite

Reflecting on how fast time goes, being a billionaire and creating the life you want

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10 Dec
2025

Do more

Poem on doing more

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7 Dec
2025

Can love be manufactured?

Reflecting on arranged marriages, what I learned from my parents and can love be created?

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30 Nov
2025

I've worked hard

My accomplishments, writing down your goals and enjoying the work

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30 Nov
2025

Be a superconnector

Jeffrey Epstein, Clarence Avant and connecting people

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30 Nov
2025

Leverage unwinds are dangerous

Investing in your own economy, our markets feeling like it's 1929 and the massive leverage in the system

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26 Nov
2024

Brush it off

Nov.26.24 - Day 2249 - Brush it off

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23 Oct
2024

Follow that voice wherever it leads you

Oct.23.24 - Day 2215 - Follow that voice wherever it leads you

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7 Oct
2024

Greatness and mediocrity

Oct.7.24 - Day 2199 - Greatness and mediocrity

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30 Sep
2024

Don't waste your time on people who don't deserve it

Sep.30.24 - Day 2192 - Don’t waste your time on people who don’t deserve it

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18 Sep
2024

What are your priorities?

Sep.18.24 - Day 2180 - What are your priorities?

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9 Sep
2024

Go be around excellence

Sep.9.24 - Day 2171 - Go be around excellence

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7 Sep
2024

Be unproductive

Sep.7.24 - Day 2169 - Be unproductive

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4 Sep
2024

Welcome that suffering

Sep.4.24 - Day 2166 - Welcome that suffering

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2 Sep
2024

I made a mistake

Sep.2.24 - Day 2164 - I made a mistake

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29 Aug
2024

Day 1 of the Ironman journey

Aug.29.24 - Day 2160 - Day 1 of the Ironman journey

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22 Aug
2024

Celebrate yourself

Aug.22.24 - Day 2153 - Celebrate yourself

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15 Aug
2024

The goal is the most important thing

Aug.15.24 - Day 2146 - The goal is the most important thing

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13 Aug
2024

First day I thought of the Ironman

Aug.13.24 - Day 2144 - First day I thought of the Ironman

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11 Aug
2024

I promise you will get there

Aug.11.24 - Day 2142 - I promise you will get there

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31 Jul
2024

That's not normal

Jul.31.24 - Day 2131 - That’s not normal

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29 Jul
2024

Execute and leave everything else

Jul.29.24 - Day 2129 - Execute and leave everything else

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23 Jul
2024

Never take where you are for granted

Jul.23.24 - Day 2123 - Never take where you are for granted

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14 Jul
2024

There's no one like me

Jul.14.24 - Day 2114 - There’s no one like me

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4 Jul
2024

Go execute

Jul.7.24 - Day 2107 - Go execute

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4 Jul
2024

Write down your dreams

Jul.4.24 - Day 2104 - Write down your dreams

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3 Jul
2024

You will pick up haters along the way

Jul.3.24 - Day 2103 - You will pick up haters along the way

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21 Jul
2025

What's important to you?

Week 29/31: An eventful week of weddings and reflections from week 28

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14 Jul
2025

Just keep going

Week 28/31: The biggest training week of my life and reflections from week 27

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